← 4.1 Historical information

Primary and secondary sources

Social Studies · Grade 7 · about 40 minutes

Sort sources into primary (from the time or the people who were there) and secondary (later interpretation).

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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. Sources of historical information
  2. Primary and secondary sources
  3. Preserving historical sources
  4. Why historical sources matter